the birth mother had specifically asked for the whittens to adopt her child. they agreed, despite concerns about the baby's health. >> we didn't know what to expect. >> we didn't know. >> we knew that we were going to take her no matter what. >> yeah. >> burt we were like is this going to be something where she's going to be hooked up to tubes the rest of her life? >> she did go through some withdrawals. she had some shaking and they were worried about some seizures. >> reporter: now they say she's hitting all the normal baby milestones and is expected to lead a healthy life. >> she's got the sweetest desposition. she's so nice, she's so even ceeld. >> she's very observant. she smiles all the time. >> reporter: and with permission from her new sisters. >> yes. >> yes. >> 100% yes. >> reporter: ...harlow was officially adopted by the family last week. ( applause ) >> there's enough love, there's enough love for her. >> there's enough love to go around. >> more than enough. >> reporter: the whittens are still in contact with harlow's biological mother and are sh

now part of the whitten family. surrounded by loved ones including three sisters. >> i asked if you like to be her sister wanted to say? >> yes. absolutely yes. >> reporter: how three dollars became for was unexpected. >> on valentine -- >> reporter: on valentine's day call out of the blue. harlow's mom requesting the couple take her baby.>> are you asking us to keep her forever? and she was saying i want you to have her forever. >> reporter: so at four days old harlow went home with him but only after long talks with the birth mother. >> she said no i want her to grow up in a home that is loving and kind, and i think she wanted that. >> reporter: the woman was and is homeless and drug addicted. >> is not every day you see someone who is homeless and pregnant. >> reporter: she asked for help.'s or something the police can do for me?>> he drove her to a shelter and a detox on occasion. >> she made a lot of attempts but it's a hard thing. ashley met her on a ride along. >> she put her hand on my belly and i got to fee

nomination to have opportunity to ask questions in an open setting there were closed meetings 1300 whitten questions responded by judge kavanaugh he met with the five united states senators over the last few months. never a with some of this letter until just last week. this is a process the democrats have created and now it is set to us to make sure doctor ford has her side of the story as well as judge kavanaugh we hope she takes advantage of that opportunity. in the meantime we get record economic news in addition 4.2% economic growth second quarter , very robust number we saw middle income levels reach the highest ever in 2017 the number of job openings highest level ever at 6.9 million also small business optimism reaching record highs and at an 18 year high. we will continue to allow those policies to be in place for the economy to grow for american workers and american families. the results are already being seen with the policy agenda. >> with the other work we are doing yesterday the senate voted 99/one to put more tools into the tool box to deal with the opioid epidemic. today th

officer jesse whitten befriended a homeless woman he knew on his beat. but after she gave birth, she made one more request and it was life-changing. lara has this heart-warming story. >> good morning to you all. so, officer whitten had spent a lot of time with this woman while on patrol. he would often drive her to shelters or rehab always encouraging her to restart her life. he even introduced the woman to his wife. not realizing the impact he was making. then, on valentine's day, the couple got the call that would change all of their lives. >> this is harlow. >> reporter: meet 6-month-old harlow maisey whitten. the happy baby whose life began with so much uncertainty until santa rosa police officer jesse witten stepped in. while on patrol, officer witten met a homeless woman on his beat. >> she began to tell me some of her life story. >> reporter: they kept in touch. weeks later while on a ride-along with his wife he introduced her to the woman who was then visibly pregnant. >> i mentioned, i said, oh, you're pregnant and she said, oh, yeah and she gra

♪ >>> still thinking about the officer and his family, officer whitten. i love what he said, when you see a need, you just need to show up. so true. >> mm-hmm. >> that will do it for us. we're going to show up tomorrow welcome to the xfinity store. thanks, janet. it's my happy place. you can learn how to switch to xfinity mobile, a new wireless network that saves you cash. and you can get 5 lines of talk and text included with your internet. and over here i'm having my birthday party. dj fluffernutter, hit it! ♪ dj fluffernutter simple. easy. awesome. ask how to get $300 back when you sign up for xfinity mobile, and purchase a new samsung phone. visit your local xfinity store today. >>> this is a kpix 5 morning update. >>> it is 8:55. i am kenny choi. is by threats from the feds, the mayor will join other bay area lawmakers to urge governor brown to allow safe injection sites the end of the month. >>> today, san francisco city leaders are going to discuss whether not to allow dispensaries in chinatown. they have been vocal in their objection to medical

. >>> there was a crash that is now clearing on southbound 880 near whitten avenue. we will look at the maps in a moment. we want to get to the gilroy commute. gilroy super commute looks all right. there had been a little problem on northbound 101 coming up past this scene into sin martin that was an earlier crash. that has been moved to the shoulder and could cause a little slowing. i don't see slowing right now. this is a look at the westbound, i'm sorry, the commute into the west valley on northbound 280. looking good. northbound 280 traffic is okay. we also have a look at the bay bridge westbound. there's a backup there. southbound 880 at whitten avenue looks like they are moving that crash to the shoulder. there will be a delay. >>> let's bring in steve. >> chris henry and morgan hill, the 17th consecutive day with an overnight low below 50 degrees. currently 45. that is amazing since the days have been so warm. the lows are getting into the 40s for many. in fact, campbell just clicked over to 47. sin martin and gilroy in their. santa cruz, socal, felton. elder

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officer jesse whitten has 3 >>> a heart warming story about a baby girl and a police officer in santa rosa. he has three daughters of his own and never thought he would be asked to take on a fourth. he met a woman on patrol who asked him to raise her baby daughter. the woman is homeless and addicted to heroin. she said i know you. you are firm and fair. she had this idea of what her life would be. >> she is now the youngest member of the family. they hope it will motivate her to get off the street to be part of harlow's future. she is scrumptious. >> so cute. >> remarkable family. kudos to yolabor day weekend. >> jimmy: here with a tribute to the queen of soul, aretha franklin, please welcome the roots and ariana grande. [ cheers and applause ]

. >> officer jesse whitten responded to a pregnant mother's call for help looking for a home for her unborn baby. the officer, already a father of three girls, decided to open his home to the child. the adoption was made official today. there she is. she's now being welcomed into the santa rosa police department family as well. >>> hi again. hey, we're going to get after it tonight in sports. all action, no flowery filler, no ignoring stephen piscotty and the hot streaking a's. did you know they've won 20 of the last 29 games? the oakland a's... plenty of seats available i see call ups...a >>> baseball up top, 26 games left and the playoff engine is warming again for the a's. plenty of seats are available. 17,942 watched as the a's blew a 5-0 lead to seattle. here's former a ryon healy who went yard in the 4th. tying the game up 5-5. there's all kinds of ways to get it done. ramon laureano did it the workmanlike way with a 5th inning sac fly. astros lost, so oakland is a game and a half behind in the division. they extended their wildcard lead over the mariners to 5 1/2 games. >>> ch

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officer jesse whitten and his wife... already the parents of three girls... took her in and adopted her. ( james ) big dreams are taking flight for a sacramento woman with down syndrome. tracy sharp has always wanted to become a flight attendant. thanks to the help of southwest aqrilines and flight attendant vicki heath... tracy got to live her dream. the sharp family recently met heath and that's where she learned about tracy's dream. heath said she made a few calls and made this day happen. <"oh you're going to make me cry. i feel like im living my purpose driven life, and that's huge."it's just amazing what they're doing for tracy." "i just can't believe that she gets the opportunity to do something she's wanted to do.> ( james ) tracy's family flew with her as she worked and got her wings. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a stockton woman survives a deadly crash... and gives birth to twins just hours later. ( james ) plus... the warriros are one year away from opening their new arena. we take you inside the chase center for a closer loo

the birth mother had specifically asked for the whittens to adopt her child. they agreed. despite concerns about the baby's health. you have to think that a matter who is drug-addicted, having a baby, the baby's going to have some big problems. >> right. we didn't know what to expect. we knew that they were going to take her no matter what. >> yeah. >> but we were like, is this going to be something that she's going to be hooked up to tubes the rest of her life. >> she did go through some withdrawals. they were wired about some he'sures. >> now they say she's hitting all the normal baby milestones and is expected to lead a healthy life. >> shieds got the sweetest disposition. she's so nice. she's so even keeled. she's really engaged. >> very observant. she smielzs all the time. >> reporter: and with permission from her new sisters. >> yes. >> yes. >> 100% yes. >> reporter: harlow was officially adopted by the family last week. [ applause ] >> there's enough love. there's enough love for her. >> there's enough love to go around. >> more than enough. >> reporter: the whitten